Portrait of Everhard van Reyd, Councillor of William, Prince of Orange
1602
Medium
Engraving; New Holl.'s third state of four
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 5 1/2 in. (22.5 × 14 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.6331
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the striking *Portrait of Everhard vand, Councillor of William, Prince of Orange*, an engraving by the Dutch artist Jan Muller from 1602. This intimate print, measuring just 8 7/8 × 5 1/2 inches, captures van Reyd—a key advisor and historiographer to William the Silent, the father of Dutch independence during the Eighty Years' War against Spanish rule. Created over a decade after William's 1584 assassination, it van Reyd's loyalty amid the turbulent birth of the Dutch Republic. Muller's mastery shines in this third state of four, as cataloged in the New Hollstein series, showcasing the...
About the Artist
Jan Muller · 1571–1628
**Jan Harmensz. Muller (1571–1628)** Born in Amsterdam in 1571, Jan Harmensz. Muller grew up immersed in the world of printmaking, as the son of the prominent engraver, publisher, and book printer Harmen Jansz. Muller. He studied under his father, mastering the engraving trade within the family business, The Gilded Compasses. Around 1589, Muller joined the workshop of Hendrick Goltzius in Haarlem...